RANCHI:The Jharkhand High Court on Friday dismissed the petition filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to quash the proceedings against him in the trial court in a criminal defamation suit filed for his alleged derogatory remarks against BJP leader Amit Shah in 2018. On February 16, Gandhi’s written version was presented in the court, after […]
NEW DELHI:The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are likely to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls in an alliance. Sources said the two parties have finalised their seat-sharing alliance for the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi on Thursday. As per the sources, both parties have locked the deal for a four-three alliance, […]
SULTANPUR:A special court in Sultanpur on Tuesday granted bail to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case dating back to 2018. Advocate Santosh Pandey told reporters, “Rahul Gandhi surrendered in the court today and the court took him into custody for 30-45 minutes. After that, his bail application was submitted and was accepted. The […]
NEW DELHI:Delhi court on Saturday granted exemption to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from personal appearance for the day in connection with a complaint filed by the ED against him over non-compliance with its summonses in a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped excise policy. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra granted relief to Kejriwal […]
JAIPUR:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit out at the Congress, saying that everyone is leaving the party as it is trapped in the vicious circle of nepotism and dynastic politics. He said the Congress’ sole agenda is to ”oppose Modi” and the party does the opposite of what he does, even if it leads […]
KOLKATA:The six-member central committee of BJP comprising Union Ministers and MPs was stopped by police in West Bengal’s Rampur from visiting Sandeshkhali on Friday. The committee was formed by the party to probe the alleged incidents of sexual harassment and violence against women in Sandeshkhali. The committee accompanied by BJP legislator Agnimitra Paul started for […]
CHENNAI:Arrested Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji has resigned from the Council of Ministers, Raj Bhavan said on Tuesday. The Raj Bhavan release said that based on a letter from Chief Minister M K Stalin dated February 12, ”recommending acceptance of the resignation of Senthil Balaji ” from the state Cabinet , Governor R N […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:The Kerala Assembly on Tuesday witnessed a war of words between the ruling Left Front and Opposition UDF over the power crisis being faced by the state and the unprecedented financial crunch suffered by the Kerala Electricity Board. Leader of the Opposition in the assembly, V D Satheesan, alleged that the Left government’s cancellation of […]
NEW DELHI:The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended its interim stay on proceedings against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a case lodged against him for allegedly making objectionable remarks against the BJP and the Congress in Uttar Pradesh during the 2014 Lok Sabha poll campaign. Kejriwal has moved the apex court against an order of […]
MUMBAI:Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Tuesday said he will be joining the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. “I am joining the BJP today at its office in Mumbai. Today is the beginning of my new political career,” Chavan, who quit the Congress on Monday, told reporters. Asked if he received any calls from senior […]